Weather woes kill over 20 in Southern Africa

Floods in Malawi, file photo

from ARIMANDO DOMINGOS in Maputo, MozambiqueMAPUTO, (CAJ News) – MORE than 20 people have been killed following violent storms and flash flooding in three countries most vulnerable to harsh weather patterns in Southern Africa in recent days.

Mozambique is the worst affected, with at least 18 people dead after
lightning strikes and river flooding in different parts of the Niassa and Zambezia provinces.

Other fatalities were a result of people swept away after attempting to cross swollen rivers.

At least four people have also died in flooding in the northeastern
Muchinga Province in Zambia.

The heavy rains caused the Luangwa River to overflow. It is one of the four biggest rivers in the country.